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Wednesday's Texas Rangers spring training report
11:37 PM CDT on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By EVAN GRANT / The Dallas Morning News
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Small talk: My stuff
Left-hander A.J. Murray has been sent back to the minor league camp to continue stretching out his innings as he prepares to transition back to starting after a season as a reliever. Murray stopped by to chat a little about his "stuff," and we're not talking about his change-up. We got the goods on Murray's favorite gadgets and toys. A hint: He might be a Guns & Ammo subscriber:
Are you a big gadget guy?
Not at all. I don't text unless somebody texts me first. I've got a Wii. Bowling is my favorite. I play some Tiger Woods golf, but mostly bowling. I like bowling in real life. It's nice to be able to bowl at home.
Have you ever let go of the controller and hit the TV?
I've actually seen somebody throw the remote against the wall by mistake, but every time I've ever let go of it, I've had the strap wrapped around my wrist.
So, if you aren't a huge video guy and you aren't big on having the fanciest phone in the clubhouse, what is something you are into?
My guns.
Well, um, OK. Hopefully there are no assault rifles in the collection.
My guns are all used for hunting. I've got seven guns: two shotguns, two rifles, a muzzle loader and a couple of .22s.
You are a regular militia member. How did you amass that arsenal?
I grew up hunting in Utah. I was raised that if you shot something, you ate it.
What was your first gun? What's the most you have spent on one?
My dad gave me a Marlin .22-gauge rifle for Christmas one year. I must have been about 10. A couple of years ago, I bought a Ruger .25-06 rifle. That was about $500 to $600, and then I put a scope on it that cost another $300 or $500, somewhere in there.
And what have you done with these weapons?
In October, I shot the biggest deer of my life. It was a hunt in an area that you have to submit to a lottery for. ... It took me eight years to finally get chosen. The antlers were 5x5, and it was 23 inches across.
Any exotic hunts?
My goal in life, well, at least where hunting is concerned, is that I'd like to have a deer, elk and mountain lion. I'd also like to have a bearskin rug from a bear I got. If I'm in the big leagues long enough, I'd like to have the money to do some exotic hunts. But I haven't done any yet.
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11:37 PM CDT on Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By EVAN GRANT / The Dallas Morning News
[email protected]
Small talk: My stuff
Left-hander A.J. Murray has been sent back to the minor league camp to continue stretching out his innings as he prepares to transition back to starting after a season as a reliever. Murray stopped by to chat a little about his "stuff," and we're not talking about his change-up. We got the goods on Murray's favorite gadgets and toys. A hint: He might be a Guns & Ammo subscriber:
Are you a big gadget guy?
Not at all. I don't text unless somebody texts me first. I've got a Wii. Bowling is my favorite. I play some Tiger Woods golf, but mostly bowling. I like bowling in real life. It's nice to be able to bowl at home.
Have you ever let go of the controller and hit the TV?
I've actually seen somebody throw the remote against the wall by mistake, but every time I've ever let go of it, I've had the strap wrapped around my wrist.
So, if you aren't a huge video guy and you aren't big on having the fanciest phone in the clubhouse, what is something you are into?
My guns.
Well, um, OK. Hopefully there are no assault rifles in the collection.
My guns are all used for hunting. I've got seven guns: two shotguns, two rifles, a muzzle loader and a couple of .22s.
You are a regular militia member. How did you amass that arsenal?
I grew up hunting in Utah. I was raised that if you shot something, you ate it.
What was your first gun? What's the most you have spent on one?
My dad gave me a Marlin .22-gauge rifle for Christmas one year. I must have been about 10. A couple of years ago, I bought a Ruger .25-06 rifle. That was about $500 to $600, and then I put a scope on it that cost another $300 or $500, somewhere in there.
And what have you done with these weapons?
In October, I shot the biggest deer of my life. It was a hunt in an area that you have to submit to a lottery for. ... It took me eight years to finally get chosen. The antlers were 5x5, and it was 23 inches across.
Any exotic hunts?
My goal in life, well, at least where hunting is concerned, is that I'd like to have a deer, elk and mountain lion. I'd also like to have a bearskin rug from a bear I got. If I'm in the big leagues long enough, I'd like to have the money to do some exotic hunts. But I haven't done any yet.
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